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Brexit Conservative rebels back pact on single market

Bloomberg Twelve Conservative lawmakers have signed an amendment calling on Theresa May to abandon her Brexit strategy and keep the UK in the single market after the divorce. The move — less than 24 hours after the opposition Labour Party shifted its position toward keeping closer ties with the bloc — has the potential to change May’s Brexit stance as ...

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Kim should commit to disarmament timetable: US

Bloomberg The White House wants North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to commit to a timetable to surrender his country’s nuclear arsenal when he meets President Donald Trump next week in Singapore, a high-stakes summit that could last as long as two days — or just minutes. Trump has been advised not to offer Kim any concessions, as the White House ...

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Ex-cricketer Imran Khan woos Pakistan’s turncoat politicians

Bloomberg Pakistan’s politicians are defecting in increasing numbers to the party of opposition leader and former cricket star Imran Khan, a shift that shows his rising influence and prompted allegations he enjoys the support of the country’s powerful military. The intensified jockeying comes ahead of a national election on July 25. So far this year 248 politicians, including dozens of ...

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